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kINetic eMOTION: Beyond the object

Challenging the idea of buildings being identified as objects that merely house human experience and inhabitation, this dissertation argues for a "building machine" that adopts the notion of "performative architecture". Programmed as a Film School, kinetic architecture allows the building to be inde...

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Main Author: Vinyu, Alfred
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics 2018
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description Challenging the idea of buildings being identified as objects that merely house human experience and inhabitation, this dissertation argues for a "building machine" that adopts the notion of "performative architecture". Programmed as a Film School, kinetic architecture allows the building to be indeterminate whereby the flexibility to reconfigure itself enables a vast potential of spatial narratives. With the use of cinematic techniques the building machine in partnership with people creates multisensory spatial dimensions in what is seen as a continuous architectural carnival.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/28140 kINetic eMOTION: Beyond the object Vinyu, Alfred Architecture Challenging the idea of buildings being identified as objects that merely house human experience and inhabitation, this dissertation argues for a "building machine" that adopts the notion of "performative architecture". Programmed as a Film School, kinetic architecture allows the building to be indeterminate whereby the flexibility to reconfigure itself enables a vast potential of spatial narratives. With the use of cinematic techniques the building machine in partnership with people creates multisensory spatial dimensions in what is seen as a continuous architectural carnival. 2018-05-25T07:46:12Z 2018-05-25T07:46:12Z 2018 Master Thesis Masters MArch (Prof) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28140 eng application/pdf School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town
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kINetic eMOTION: Beyond the object
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